Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-23
FHR PACIFIC RlILWITS
C. r. Huntington Continues
His Testimony.
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Of tie Pnniee Railroad Commlna1on
weFe On hard this morning % resume
theiF lAbors, bnf Mr.. HnnilnRton wss
nok. Abonf half an hour AFTER the ap-
pointed time be appeared.
After some degultory conversation,
Mr.. Huntington took Tie R4ano, and
tn exAmiFatlon into he dtHsEeat leA-
tern asn1 10 Oul&un wa a0RIm enAeRa1
upon. The Art Wan u se,Eiien 20 haq-
ina eunsfnoed q ecEtMin 0amnkae fRum
EkoRidn q tho atmnkaNa e - Gsnah-
eEn Paciie roads 10 tho Call S1ataa.
The witnass did noe know whsiheR 4
was Senator Janes OF Senator CunOvaR
that be referred tos BE knew beth
gentlemen perso1ally. The nexa vas
relative 10 having { California Senator
heeuno friendly 90 the road.
Nothing could Be extRaeted from Mr..
Huntington on this head, except that A.
4. Sargent, whose name OommiWioner
Anderson mentioned would have been q
most admiEable enc for the position.
Hs was Well able and above suspicion.
Following this came q letter cona-
mentinQ upon the adVisAbility Of puR.
chasing Senator Jones. Of NsEadasa
railSoad from Loa Angeles 20 Independ-
encs, 90 as 10 induce him to favor the
Union PAciae and Southern Pecido
while raising sinking fund bills. he
bouRht the read, which cost 97l6,000,
for $200oe0. Jones was hard 40, and
the witness knew ID womld make Jones
take greater interest IL tha Paoi6a roads
II be took the othar one OF his hands;
% be took Il. Another paper bEoueht
IN Mr.. Hnntineton's opinion Of social
tam and the CengFeas Of 1873. The let
Ter said: "This Congress is an agra
Fian camp. u ID composed Of the worst
body Of men that ever Ros together IN
this country
'Do yoa recognize your sentiments
in that passageF asked Mr.. Anderson.
"WeIl, ef late years / have remarked
that there han been Q considerable in
fux Of these Anarahis1s and Socialists
Into public plaeea. They oannot make
money themselves honestly, bat have
remarked that e5oO vas q great deal 10
them, and they will do q lot Tor laes.n
NH. Huntington knew nothing Of the
books Of the OpnfEact and Finance
Company. He knew that after bald
ting che Central Pacific the Company's
liabilities were BIG and its assets moth
ing, and Central Pacific stock vas Of
leas valae than the amoQnt Of its debt.
81 neveT kept the books Of The CON-
pany, and carry most Of my baaineas
memoEanda under my hat," said he,
''and they very seldom fool ma"
Mr.. Andersen, Of Washington, asked
II be had any scheme for settlement 10
lay before tha Commission as 10 the
trouble between the road and the Gov
eminent, and u vas decided that Hunt
inRton should prepare q report, which
ehould be ready In fifteen days. and
could be annexed TO his tastimony.
AfteF 9 recess the Witnesses vent in
to the methods and the men employod
In starting the Central Pacific. The
Government, be said, took away the
Oompany's power Of fepaying them
quickly when 10 suhsidtzed parallel
lines. The ccmpany has felhlled every
obligation 10 the Government. IL is
they Who have broken the contract.
The expenses Of construction were
enormous. AZ present the Government
owes the OsnkrAl Pacific two million
dollars which Il will not pay, and 10
won't pay interest On anything Il once
has In les grasp. The witness read 9
paper giving parliamentary expenses Of
some English roads, which, By compaEi-
son, he said, showed that the Central
Pacihe's expenses we're very eMall.
Mr.. Huntington asserted that the Gev.
ernmcnt paid the Central Pacific lees
fog carrying the mails over the Sierra
Nevadas than IL paid the level Eastera
roads.
Commissioners Litaler asked for ONO
ial data a. 10 this as it was o Rrevious
charge against the Governmeut.
Mr.. Huntington stated be believed
there was more than pelitics behind the
investigation. BE said: Numerous
parties are short on the market Of the
Central Pasiiic, and believe they are
helping TO push this investigation 10
bring tha stock down. The witness
stated that although q director Of the
Pacific Mail be neveR attended meet
Inc, az be vas more interested IN the
railways antagonistic. Everything be
aid vas In the interest Of the railways.
Gen. Granville n. Dodge testified re-
gardinQ the various details Of conssruc
ton Of the Union Pacific, etc.